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19 Mar 2018: Ethos Capital interim results December 2017Total income came in higher at R82 million (R41.7 million) whilst profit for the period increased to R64.3 million (R28.9 million). Furthermore, headline...more

15 Mar 2018: Sasol Inzalo interim results December 2017Operating loss was constant at R7 million (2016: loss of R7 million). Loss for the period lessened to R56 million (2016: loss of R58 million). Basic loss...more

15 Mar 2018: GPI interim results December 2017Revenue for the interim period increased to R576.7 million (2016: R506.8 million ). Gross profit was higher at R274.2 million (2016: R240.2 million)....more

ZAR News

15 Feb 2018: WE NEED TO GROW, OUR TIME HAS COME by Jonathan FaurieOptimism has entered the South African market like a breath of fresh air with Jacob Zuma resigning last night.

Buoyed by the victory of Cyril Ramaphosa at the African National Congress' Elective Conference in December 2017, it may be time for South Africa to finally retake its place among...more

13 Feb 2018: GLOBAL EQUITY : NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE BOLD by Shaun le Roux, PSG Asset ManagementThe global macroeconomic backdrop is unequivocally positive. Major economies are enjoying a rare period of sustained synchronised growth (last seen in 2010 and before that in 2006) as central banks globally keep interest rates low. In fact, real rates in most G7 countries remain negative. Central banks...more

13 Feb 2018: GROWING YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO THROUGH ART AS A PASSION INVESTMENT by Tim Mertens, Sovereign GroupArt has become an increasingly popular asset class when it comes to designing an investment portfolio, but remains a fairly un-chartered territory for many South African investors.

According to Fine Art wealth management, investing in art will be a natural by-product to newly minted millionaires...more

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Price Index (PPI) & Key Findings: January 2018

Final manufactured goods – Headline PPIThe annual percentage change in the PPI for final manufactured goods was 5.1% in January 2018 (compared with 5.2% in December 2017). From December 2017 to January 2018 the PPI for final manufactured goods increased by 0.3%.

The headline CPI (for all urban areas) annual inflation rate in January 2018 was 4.4%.
This rate was 0.3 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding annual rate of 4.7% in December 2017.
On average, prices increased by 0.3% between December 2017 and January 2018.
CPI Headline January 2018 = 4.4%.